VERFAHREN ZUM ABTRENNEN HOEHERER KOHLENWASSERSTOFFE AUS EINEM GASGEMISCH

摘要

Described is a method of separating higher-boiling hydrocarbons from a gas mixture containing these hydrocarbons plus lower-boiling compounds by fractional distillation. The gas mixture (6) is partially condensed (7) and passed into a separation column (9). A fraction (27) rich in higher-boiling hydrocarbons is drawn off at the bottom of the column (9) and a fraction (10) rich in lower-boiling compounds is drawn off at the head of the column. The head fraction (10) is partially condensed (11). The condensate thus formed is returned to the separation column (9). Both the partial condensation of the gas mixture and that of the head fraction are produced by indirect heat exchange (7, 11) with a refrigerant which is made up of several components and is circulated in an external circuit (18).